One of the most controversial of these reasons is to cut short a long-term battle with a chronic disease. In today"s age with so many diseases, despite our advanced technology, there is not a cure for many illnesses. With sicknesses such as AIDS, ALS, Huntington"s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, and Alzheimer"s; many people go through great deals of pain and suffering while battling these ailments. Some see death as their only escape route and will go to great lengths to try and achieve death. This is known as assisted suicide. In our lifetime the man best known for this has been Dr. Jack Kevorkian . This Michigan man has been is the news many times for his roles in the deaths of many people suffering from chronic illness. Many people, including the State of Michigan view him as a murderer, yet others see him as a doctor who is doing a service to people by ending their lives artificially. He has been tried many times for murder yet until recently, was not convicted. At this time, he is battling a sentence of 10-25 years for his role in the death of a man stricken with Lou Gehrig"s disease. Is it right to condemn a man for rescuing another from suffering? Apparently this jury thought so when making their decision. And with this comes the arguments associated with euthanasia. Is it something that should be embraced within society or stricken from existence? The pluses and minuses are many and only time will tell what becomes of people like Jack Kevorkian. .

             Another aspect of assisted suicide is that its just plain cheaper to end it. Medical treatments are very expensive in the gadget filled medical field of today. For someone with an incurable illness such as AIDS, death is a better option pain wise and economically speaking. Yet another positive aspect that can be forged from the event of death is the good the dead body can do for others. With today"s medical technology, a dead body can be used in many practical ways.